Internet Glossary Terms

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Backbone

In communications, the portion of the network that manages the bulk of the traffic.  The backbone may connect several different locations or buildings, and may also connect to other, smaller networks.  read more

Bandwidth (web)

This is the capacity for traffic on any computer network or the Internet. Usually measured in bps 'bits per second' or variants kbps 'kilobits per second or thousand bits per second'.  read more

Broadband

Broadband refers to communications medium that uses wide-bandwidth channels for sending and receiving large amounts of data, video or voice information. read more

Browser

An application program used to explore Internet resources.  A browser lets you wander from node to node without concern for the technical details of the links between the nodes or the specific method used to access them, and presents the information-text, graphics, sound, or video-as a documen ... read more

Bug-Fix

A release of hardware or software that corrects known bugs but does not contain additional new features.  Such releases are usually designated only by an increase in the decimal portion of the version number; for example, the revision level may advance from 2.0 to 2.1 rather than from 2.0 to 3.0. ... read more

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